Cheap Reach Total Care Floss with Listerine, Mint 30 yd Review
4/23/2010
Gripit Floss Holder
Cheap Gripit Floss Holder Review
Pro: easier on your fingers than regular flossing. If the alternative is disposable floss picks, this is more environmentally friendly.
Con: (Annoyances) You have to pop the case open to advance the floss, and sometimes the floss slips.
4/22/2010
Norwex Silvercare Dental Floss, Antibacterial
Cheap Norwex Silvercare Dental Floss, Antibacterial Review
Thieves Dental Floss 131 ft. by Young Living
Cheap Thieves Dental Floss 131 ft. by Young Living Review
4/21/2010
Dental Floss-Gentle Floss-Mint 100 Yards
Cheap Dental Floss-Gentle Floss-Mint 100 Yards Review
The floss is very good, a bit thicker than normal floss, which I like. The packaging is cardboard, so it isn't indestructible like the plastic variety, but that's exactly why I bought this floss. With a bit of care the packaging will last for the life of the floss--I've carried mine around the world and it's in fine condition. However, it can't get wet.
Note that there is a small amount of plastic in this product as the floss is sealed in an airtight bag inside the cardboard.
Crest Glide Dental Floss, Flip-Top Vial 109.4 yd (100 m)
Cheap Crest Glide Dental Floss, Flip-Top Vial 109.4 yd (100 m) Review
As any dental health professional will attest to, flossing one's teeth is just as important as brushing, and perhaps more so, for the bacteria that causes gum disease (and to a certain extent cavities) almost always starts between the teeth. Daily flossing breaks up the film of harmful bacteria and allows it to be removed. Therefore, as a dentist, I am always stressing the importance of daily flosing to my patients. My advice is this:
1. Choose a floss that is comfortable to you and is the right thickness for your teeth. Some people prefer floss holders rather than wrapping the floss around the fingers, while others prefer thin flavored floss to waxed thick floss. There are so many options - choose the right one for you.
2. Waxed floss is "waxed" to allow easier passage between the teeth. Waxed floss is no more effective than unwaxed at removing the bacterial film build-up. The important thing is to floss!
3. Floss once daily, preferably before brushing. Flossing breaks up the film of bacteria between the teeth in areas a toothbrush cannot reach. It is important to then brush the teeth and rinse between the teeth to remove the film of bacteria that the flossing has dislodged. Without brushing or rinsing after flossing, the bacteria can reattach to the teeth.
4. Try to tie in flossing with another habit, such as watching the 10 PM news. I know it sounds strange, but incorporating flossing into another habit leads one into developing a new habit. Some complain that they don't have time to floss; well, if flossing is tied into another habit, such as watching TV, both can easily be done concurrently.
5. There are many gimmicks the manufacturers use to sell their particular brand of floss. Some flavor the floss, some incorporate fluoride into the strands of floss, and some make their floss more slippery for folks with tight contacts. Whatever the case, the most important point is to choose a floss variety you will use regularly. It is the mechanical act of removing the bacterial flim that is the important part, not the flavoring or chemical additions to the floss.
6. If you want to keep your teeth for a life-time, develop the flossing habit. As one wise sage said: "If you ignore your teeth, they will eventually go away".
I recommend this product. Glide-brand floss is definitely easier to pass between teeth than regular floss. If you teeth contacts are tough to floss then this is the floss for you!
Jim "Konedog" Koenig, DDS
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